Endoscopic removal of gastric ectopic pancreas: An initial experience with endoscopic submucosal dissection

Table 1 Summary of clinicopathologic and endoscopic ultrasonography features in eight patients with ectopic pancreas

Case	Sex	Age (yr)	Symptoms	Location	EUS features						Treatment	Follow-up period (mo)
					Layer	Size (cm)	Echogenicity	Homogenicity	Border	Anechoic area
1	F	18	Dyspepsia	Antrum	2, 3	0.9	Hypoechoic	Homogenous	Distinct	Absent	EMR	28
2	F	44	None	Antrum	2, 3	0.6	Hypoechoic	Homogenous	Distinct	Absent	EMR	40
3	F	37	None	Antrum	3	0.7	Hypoechoic	Heterogeneous	Indistinct	Absent	EMR	35
4	M	45	None	Lower body	3	0.9	Hypoechoic	Homogenous	Distinct	Present	EMR	21
5	F	43	None	Lower body	3	0.8	Hypoechoic	Homogenous	Distinct	Absent	ESD	27
6	F	22	Epigastric pain	Antrum	3	0.6	Hypoechoic	Heterogeneous	Indistinct	Present	ESD	38
7	F	57	Epigastric pain	Antrum	2, 3	1.2	Hypoechoic	Heterogeneous	Indistinct	Present	ESD	26
8	F	24	Dyspepsia	Lower body	2, 3	0.9	Hypoechoic	Homogenous	Distinct	Absent	ESD	24

EUS: Endoscopic ultrasonography; EMR: Endoscopic mucosal resection; ESD: Endoscopic submucosal dissection.